Where did Santa come from? The Middle East. The original Santa Claus was St. Nicholas, an early Christian bishop who was born in 270, in what is now Turkey. His parents died when he was young ...

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... and is thus associated with Santa Claus in some countries. He died on December 6th in 346.

St. Anthony was born in Portugal in the late 12th century. He’s one of the patron saints of marriage, particularly in his ...

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One bishop that was present, Nicholas of Myra (otherwise known as Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus), viewed the matter thusly. He became so agitated at this attack on Christ, that he crossed the room ...

Imagine flying dragons circling overhead and wooly mammoths and giant sloths crossing a glacier-laden, prehistoric landscape ...

Led by Mitchell Saxen's 12 points, the Saint Mary's Gaels defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 67-54 on Wednesday night.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Mitchell Saxen's 12 points helped Saint Mary's defeat Santa Clara 67-54 on Wednesday night. Saxen also contributed five rebounds for the Gaels (19-3, 9-0 West Coast ...

Santa Clara is getting ready to host conference leader Saint Mary's Wednesday for a heated matchup between Bay Area foes. The Broncos (14-8) sit at fifth in the WCC heading into this week ...

Santa Clara hosts the Pacific Tigers after Carlos Stewart scored 24 points in Santa Clara's 67-54 loss to the Saint Mary's ...